KLR named a top U.S. accounting firm

PROVIDENCE-based Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd., was named one of the Top 100 accounting firms in the United States by industry magazine Accounting Today. For a larger version of this chart, click HERE.

COURTESY ACCOUNTING TODAY

Posted:
Monday, April 2, 2012 3:41 pm

By Michael Souza PBN Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE – Accounting Today named Providence-based Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd., one of the Top 100 accounting firms in the United States.

The online business news magazine ranked companies using data from an annual survey of regional firms that identified and ranked companies based on 2011 revenue throughout 10 major geographic regions.

Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. ranked 100 on the list.

“We are ecstatic about it,” said Alan H. Litwin, managing director of KLR. “There are 44,000 CPA firms in the country so we are very honored to be in the Top 100.”

Accounting Today also recognized KLR as the third largest regional firm in New England, behind West Hartford, Conn.-based Blum, Shapiro & Co. and Portland, Maine-based BerryDunn.

The firm attributes their growth to a continuing focus on providing outstanding service to their clients, and development of industry groups, including; healthcare, technology, private equity, venture capital and life sciences.

“We’ve amassed an unbelievable team of professionals and we work hard to make it a very good work environment. Our staff stay here for a very long time so the clients get very good service,” Litwin said.

He also stressed the importance of providing supplemental education to the firm’s staff. “We emphasize education and training. We offer over 80 courses to our staff through our KLR University.”

The industry publication presented its annual ranking in an editorial supplement its March issue. To see the whole list, visit Accounting Today.

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